When things get tough and you’re stressed, it’s easy to be self-indulgent and loosen up on the things that actually make you feel good to give in to things that you think make you feel good. The thing is, when you’re stressed is when you need to use your discipline with healthy habits like working […]
Alright folks, we fell for it as we always do – the false spring. A few nice days where you swap your knee-length, thick, 10 year-old parka from Aritzia for your walks for a shorter, lighter jacket and you think you’ve done it – you’ve made it to spring. Alas. Cue the snow. It happens. […]
Let me start this post by admitting I am the worst when it comes to managing stress. My family and friends literally can’t handle it – I become a total doomsday individual – pessimistic, anxious, highly irritable, and prone to bursts of tears. Take for example, a job interview: I’ll study and prepare for weeks, […]
How to properly make resolutions So many people don’t make resolutions and it’s always surprised me. I think people coincide resolutions solely with stop doing [blank], rather than the other half of its definition, to resolutely start doing something. Maybe it’s the pressure of starting new in January, a cold season where all you want […]
2024 was one of the best years of my life so far! I self-published a novel, got engaged, moved in with my boyfriend (now fiance), and found out I was going to become an aunt! I can tell 2025 will be just as transformative but before I get ahead of myself, I’m looking back at […]
I think of November as a fall month, so although my Halloween decorations have been doomed to storage, my autumnal decor is still up and thriving. That being said, it doesn’t mean I’m not excited for the holidays…or holiday decorating. I used to be someone who hated the holidays. As a child of Polish immigrant […]
Halloween has always been my favourite holiday. Something about running around with your neighbours in flashy costumes collecting flashy candy always got me in a frenzy as a kid, and I still have those feelings come every October. In my youth I often celebrated Halloween with my birthday, the latter being only a few days […]
I always set New Year’s resolutions and have quarterly check-ins throughout the year to make sure I’m on track. I hold myself accountable. But why wait until January 1st to start goal making and achieving? Why not start now? I have a couple of tips for those of us who want to get a head […]
Have you fallen off the lit wagon and want to get back on? Do you read when you can but never seem to have enough time? Are you in a reading slump you just can’t get out of? We’ve all been there. I find similarities in reading and exercising – something you stick to for […]
Growing up, I thought I’d be a published author by my early twenties. I loved writing but did it sporadically at best, writing when I felt like it, always surrounded with half-finished chapters, drafted book ideas, unfinished fanfiction, scattered poems, and short stories. I had drafted the beginning of three different novels in my late […]
